Hail in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:12:00 to 12-SEP-05 18:12:00 (CST)
Location: BOYD
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Golf ball to baseball sized hail fell in and just east of Boyd.

Heavy Rain in RENVILLE, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:00:00 to 12-SEP-05 19:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A total of 2.5 inches of rain was recorded in 45 minutes 4 miles west of Lakeside.  Field flooding was reported south of Bird Island along Highway 5.

Flash Flood in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:15:00 to 12-SEP-05 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Water was 2 feet deep at the intersection of Pryor Avenue and 12th Street in Glencoe. Flooding was also reported on South Grade Road SW, Sunset Street SW, and on California Street NW in Hutchinson.  A car was stalled in the deep water and had to be towed out at the intersection of South Grade Road and Sunset Street. A total of 3.25 inches of rain fell in Hutchinson, mainly between 8 PM and 10 PM CDT.

Thunderstorm Wind in MEEKER, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees and power lines were downed in town and in scattered locations across Meeker County.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERBURNE, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: ELK RIVER
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A tree was downed onto a house on the east side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: RAMSEY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Five inch diameter branches were downed.

Heavy Rain in MEEKER, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flooding was reported in Litchfield.  A total of 3.33 inches of rain was recorded in Dassel.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:45:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:45:00 (CST)
Location: HUTCHINSON
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Tree branches were downed onto 5th Avenue NW.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:45:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:50:00 (CST)
Location: HUTCHINSON
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Fifty trees were uprooted or snapped at Lake Marion County Park and Campground.  Downed trees damaged a bathhouse and picnic shelters.  The roof of the caretaker's house was damaged.  Four trees up to 5 feet in diameter were also downed onto Highway 15 just east of Lake Marion.  Power poles were also downed at the intersection of 120th Street and Page Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:44:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:44:00 (CST)
Location: SILVER LAKE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Several trees and power lines were downed.

Flash Flood in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:10:00 to 12-SEP-05 23:15:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Water up to 6 feet deep covered roads in Monticello.  In addition, a bank of grass and recently planted trees slumped into the Mississippi River at Monticello.  Streets in Buffalo were filled with water up to 3 feet deep after 5.16 inches of rain fell.  Water rushed down 1st Street South from Willow Creek and flooded a building.  Houses just across Pulaski Road from Buffalo Lake had water backed up into them.  In addition, homes in Griffing Way neighborhood on the southwestern side of Lake Pulaski were also flooded.  In Albertville, where a total of 3.75 inches of rain was recorded, flooding was reported on Barthel Industrial Drive and at holding ponds in the Cedar Creek development, and a car became stranded in flood waters on 57th Street.  County Road 8 and County Road 35 were flooded in Marysville Township.  County Road 19 in Otsego was also flooded.  In Montrose, a partial washout was reported on Center Avenue.  A holding pond overflowed into a house on 44th Street in St. Michael.  Three inches of rain was recorded in Maple Lake in one hour.  A total of 3.12 inches was recorded near South Haven during the night.

Heavy Rain in STEARNS, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:10:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: WAITE PARK
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Three inches of water covered a road in Waite Park.  Minor street flooding was reported at St. Cloud State University.

Funnel Cloud in LAC QUI PARLE, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:15:00 to 12-SEP-05 18:15:00 (CST)
Location: BOYD
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud with the storm that produced baseball sized hail just east of Boyd.  This storm was the same one that dropped a tornado 8 miles northwest of Granite Falls less than one half hour later.

Hail in CHIPPEWA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:25:00 to 12-SEP-05 18:25:00 (CST)
Location: MONTEVIDEO
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Ping pong sized hail fell along County Road 15.

Tornado in YELLOW MEDICINE, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:40:00 to 12-SEP-05 18:42:00 (CST)
Location: GRANITE FALLS
Tornado F-scale: F1
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A tornado touched down a mile west of the Minnesota River (about 2 miles west of Wegdahl) in Yellow Medicine County then crossed the river into Chippewa County.  Trees along the river bluff were blown onto Highway 212.

Tornado in CHIPPEWA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:43:00 to 12-SEP-05 18:43:00 (CST)
Location: WEGDAHL
Tornado F-scale: F1
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A tornado that touched down in Yellow Medicine County crossed the Minnesota River just north of Wegdahl then lifted just northeast of town.  Tree tops just east of the river were sheared off in the vicinity of Wegdahl.

Heavy Rain in CHIPPEWA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:00:00 (CST)
Location: MONTEVIDEO
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several inches of rain caused flooding at the Chippewa County jail.

Thunderstorm Wind in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:05:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:05:00 (CST)
Location: DELANO
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A few trees were downed north of Highway 12 and East of Highway 14 on the south end of Cook's Lake.

Hail in MEEKER, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:07:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:07:00 (CST)
Location: DASSEL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Dime sized hail was reported on the west side of Lake Jennie.

Thunderstorm Wind in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:09:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:15:00 (CST)
Location: BUFFALO
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thirty foot trees were blown down in scattered locations across town and a garage door was blown in.  Signs were blown down near Buffalo High School.  A tree was downed onto County Road 134 in Buffalo Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:12:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:12:00 (CST)
Location: MONTROSE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A shed was blown down.  Wind blown debris tore a gas meter off a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in KANDIYOHI, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:20:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:20:00 (CST)
Location: ATWATER
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:20:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:20:00 (CST)
Location: ST MICHAEL
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A tree was downed onto McAllister Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:25:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:25:00 (CST)
Location: HUTCHINSON
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Two trees were downed in Pipenburg Park.

Flash Flood in REDWOOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Local law enforcement officials reported flooded roadways in Redwood Falls.  A total of 3.62 inches of rain was recorded in Morgan.

Thunderstorm Wind in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:55:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:55:00 (CST)
Location: BLAINE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A downed tree fell through a roof.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:55:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:55:00 (CST)
Location: EAGAN
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees were downed onto power lines.  A gas station canopy was also damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:00:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:00:00 (CST)
Location: ST PAUL
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Tree branches up to 4 inches in diameter were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:05:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:05:00 (CST)
Location: FOREST LAKE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A dock was flipped and twisted on First Lake.

Hail in YELLOW MEDICINE, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: GRANITE FALLS
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Ping pong sized hail fell in section 33 of Stony Run Township.

Hail in STEARNS, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 18:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: GREENWALD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Quarter sized hail was photographed by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:45:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:45:00 (CST)
Location: ANDOVER
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Tress and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in ANOKA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:50:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:50:00 (CST)
Location: EAST BETHEL
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees were downed onto power lines in East Bethel and Oak Grove.

Hail in MEEKER, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 19:20:00 to 12-SEP-05 19:20:00 (CST)
Location: DASSEL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Quarter sized hail was reported 1 mile north of Lamson.

Hail in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 19:23:00 to 12-SEP-05 19:23:00 (CST)
Location: COKATO
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Houses and vehicles were damaged by tennis ball to baseball sized hail.

Hail in KANDIYOHI, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 19:25:00 to 12-SEP-05 19:25:00 (CST)
Location: RAYMOND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Golf ball sized hail fell on the west side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind in KANDIYOHI, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 19:38:00 to 12-SEP-05 19:38:00 (CST)
Location: RAYMOND
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees and power lines were downed onto 2nd and 3rd streets.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:50:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:50:00 (CST)
Location: GLENCOE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Trees up to 8 inches in diameter were downed near the intersection of 110th Street and Melody Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:50:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:50:00 (CST)
Location: STEWART
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A few trees were downed onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:50:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:50:00 (CST)
Location: GLENCOE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Power lines were downed at the intersection of 16th Street and Newton Avenue.  Power lines and a few trees were downed in the area of 10th Street and Stevens Avenue.  A tree was downed at the intersection of Union Avenue and 11th Street.  A tree was downed onto Highway 212 near Morningside Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:55:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:55:00 (CST)
Location: GLENCOE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees and branches were downed near the intersection of 120th Street and Dairy Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEOD, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:59:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:59:00 (CST)
Location: GLENCOE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Tree branches up to 8 inches in diameter were downed onto the westbound lanes of Highway 212 near County Road 9.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARVER, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:10:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:10:00 (CST)
Location: NORWOOD
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees were downed along County Road 53. Tree branches up to 6 inches in diameter were downed in town and some streets were blocked.

Flash Flood in KANDIYOHI, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:00:00 to 13-SEP-05 00:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several low lying areas of south Willmar were flooded with up to waist high water after an estimated 5 inches of rain fell.  Kennedy Elementary School had to be closed because ankle deep water backed up into the building from nearby storm drains.  Flooded roads included Seventh Street Southwest, Third Street, Robbins Avenue Southwest, Rice Avenue, 10th Street, First Street, Fifth Street, 15th Avenue, Tenth Street, Kandiyohi Avenue Southwest, and Olena Avenue.  Highway 12 and a nearby service road were also covered by water after road ditches filled.  Minor street flooding was reported in New London.

Flash Flood in ISANTI, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:10:00 to 12-SEP-05 23:45:00 (CST)
Location: CAMBRIDGE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Main Street was flooded by 6 inches of water and a washout was reported at the Main Street and 6th Avenue intersection. Water also overflowed onto sidewalks and nearby yards. Traffic was unable to pass through flooded North Main Street.  Cars were stalled in high water and several basements were flooded across town.  Manhole covers also popped off due to the pressure of water flowing through the storm drains. The official weather observer for Cambridge recorded 4.60 inches of rain during the storm. A spotter on the south end of Cambridge recorded 5.10 inches and the DNR office in Cambridge recorded 5.55 inches.  Other rainfall totals included 4.95 inches two miles northeast of Bradford, 4.50 inches 5 miles northwest of Bethel, and 3.80 inches 1.5 miles west of Stanchfield.

Flash Flood in CHISAGO, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:15:00 to 12-SEP-05 23:59:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A few cars were stranded in high water on Interstate 35 in North Branch and Stacy. In downtown North Branch several streets were flooded, including Oakview Avenue which had to be closed for a time.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:15:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:15:00 (CST)
Location: STILLWATER
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous trees were downed.

Lightning in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:30:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: ANNANDALE
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A home on Maple Avenue suffered an electrical fire after being struck by lightning. Damage to electrical appliances, wiring, and attic insulation totaled $20,000.

Tornado in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:15:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:20:00 (CST)
Location: MAPLE PLAIN
Tornado F-scale: F1
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A 30 yard wide tornado touched down in Independence near the intersection of county roads 11 and 90, then crossed Lake Sarah.  Around the lake numerous boats and docks were damaged. On the southern edge of the lake a home sustained structural damage and an attached garage was destroyed along Woodhill Lane. Several 2 to 3 foot diameter trees and power lines were downed nearby. On the northern edge of the lake a small airplane hangar was blown away and hundreds of 1 to 2 foot diameter trees were knocked down along Lake Sarah Heights Drive and Sunset Lane. A tractor trailer was blown over on its side in the same neighborhood. Next the tornado moved northeast into extreme southeast Greenfield where it damaged ten homes in the Country Circle area just north of Highway 55. Two homes suffered significant damage including one home that had damage to exterior walls on the second story and another home that lost an attached garage.  One man inside a damaged home was cut on the nose by flying glass. Finally the tornado moved into southwest Corcoran where it destroyed a barn near the intersection of County Road 19 and Pioneer Trail. On the same property a three-season porch, chimney, heated 4-stall garage, fences, and two ice fishing houses were also lost. The tornado lifted nearby after being on the ground for 3 miles.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:18:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:18:00 (CST)
Location: LORETTO
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A large tree was downed onto a house on Klaers Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:20:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:20:00 (CST)
Location: CORCORAN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Signs were blown down at the intersection of County Road 116 and County Road 30.

Flash Flood in SHERBURNE, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:20:00 to 12-SEP-05 23:45:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Street flooding was reported on the east side of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud. A total of 4.9 inches of rain was recorded just south of Big Lake in 90 minutes.  A car was stranded in flood waters on a main street in Elk River. Rainfall totals from observers across the county included 6.20 inches in Zimmerman, 5.89 inches in Elk River,  5.70 inches one mile east of Eagle Lake, and 3.55 inches in Becker.

Thunderstorm Wind in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 21:35:00 to 12-SEP-05 21:35:00 (CST)
Location: SHAKOPEE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A few trees were downed across town, including one which fell onto a home along Spencer Street and one which fell onto a car and a home on Shakopee Avenue East.

Hail in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 19:55:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:02:00 (CST)
Location: BUFFALO
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Dime to nickel sized hail was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 20:05:00 to 12-SEP-05 20:05:00 (CST)
Location: DELANO
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A shed was blown apart and a tree was downed onto 44th Street in Franklin Township outside of Delano.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:20:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:20:00 (CST)
Location: AFTON
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A building was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 22:45:00 to 12-SEP-05 22:45:00 (CST)
Location: EAGAN
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several trees and numerous branches were downed. Minor damage was reported to several businesses and homes.

Thunderstorm Wind in FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA
From 12-SEP-05 23:40:00 to 12-SEP-05 23:40:00 (CST)
Location: BLUE EARTH
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Tree branches were downed.